In its daily 06:00 BRT bulletin issued this morning (13 November), travel-risk platform A1 Inteligência de Viagens rated the domestic mobility outlook for Brazil as “low risk” but warned that passenger volumes at major hubs will spike over the long Proclamação da República weekend (15 November). Airlines expect load factors above 95 % on routes to Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre, while highway concessionaires forecast traffic increases of up to 30 % on corridors linking São Paulo to the coast. Although no strikes or weather disruptions are predicted, A1 notes that average security-checkpoint queues at São Paulo/Congonhas could double during peak morning waves. GRU Airport has already opened overflow parking and asked ground handlers to roster extra staff. Context: Republic Day is the last national holiday before the Christmas peak and traditionally triggers the summer-travel season. In 2025, missed connections on the Friday before the holiday cost Brazilian firms an estimated R$48 million in lost productivity, according to the National Confederation of Industry. Mitigation advice: A1 recommends travellers use airline self-bag-drop, arrive at least 2 hours before domestic flights and monitor airport apps for gate changes. Companies should stagger duty-travel departures or encourage remote work on 14 and 16 November to avoid bottlenecks. International angle: The same bulletin highlights high-risk disruptions abroad—protests in Spain, snowstorms in Scandinavia, floods in Kenya—that could affect Brazilians in transit. Travel-managers are urged to re-route itineraries connecting through Barcelona or Oslo this weekend. Airports and concessionaires will publish real-time throughput figures on their social-media channels from Saturday morning, allowing travel teams to adjust pickups and crew-rotations dynamically.
Source: A1 Inteligência de Viagens
